Aunt Jemima: Heirs Seek Pancake Money
Reporting for the Courier-Journal, Jere Downs is reporting that the heirs of Nancy Green, the black woman that appeared as Aunt...
Zuma Celebrates Castro: S.A. Needs Greater Economic Voice
Writing for TheRoot.com, Anita Powell reports that South Africa's President Jacob Zuma celebrated the accomplishments of 94-year-old anti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela...
Oscar de la Renta: Iconic Fashion Designer Dies
CNN is reporting that legendary Dominican American fashion designer Oscar de la Renta has died. Known as the "Sultan of Suave,"...
Chico Hamilton: Legendary Jazz Drummer Dies
The Grio is reporting that legendary jazz drummer Forestorn “Chico” Hamilton has died of natural causes. Charles J. Gans of the...
Akosua Report: Joseph Hayne Rainey
“If the colored people of South Carolina had been accorded the same advantages—if they had had the same wealth and surroundings...
Lauryn Hill Released From Federal Prison
Nardine Saad of the Los Angeles Times is reporting that Grammy award-winning rapper/singer Lauryn Hill has been released from federal prison....
St. Kitts and Nevis: Bob Marley Remembered on 68th Birthday
Writing for SKNVibes, Precious Mills talks to members of the music community in the twin-island Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis...
Two U.S. Citizens Arrested for Plotting to Overthrow Gambia
USA Today is reporting that two U.S. citizens have been arrested for plotting to overthrow the government of Gambia (The Gambia)....
Lucy McBath: Mother on a Mission
Writing for Black Press USA/NNPA, The Burton Wire's Founder & Editor-in-Chief talks to then Georgia 6th District Congressional candidate Lucy McBath...
U.S.: Minorities Under Age Five Grow to Record Number
Al Jazeera English is reporting that as of July 2012, ethnic minorities make up 50 percent of youth under the age...
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